In a tragic yet predictable turn of events, time has flown by and the Olympics are already over! It went by in the blink of an eye—which makes sense, because I got approximately that much sleep since they started. But I wouldn’t have it any other way. The Olympics are truly one of my favorite things, and these 2018 Winter Games were nothing short of incredible. I cheered, I danced, I yelled, I happy cried, I sappy cried, I straight up sad cried for no reason at all. And just like the conclusion of any Olympics…I’m already counting down the days until the next one! As of today, there are officially 878 days to go! See you in Tokyo!
The Highlights & the History Makers
To name a few:
- Lizzy Yarnold became the first woman to win two medals in skeleton, as well as the first woman from Great Britain to win back to back gold medals in any Winter Olympic sport.
- Oleksandr Abramenko gave Ukraine their first ever medal in Aerials
- Jazmine Fenlator-Victorian and Carrie Russell debuted Jamaica’s first ever women’s bobsleigh team.
- The US women’s hockey team won gold for the first time in 20 years
- Jessie Diggins and Kikkan Randall became the first American women to ever medal in cross country skiing.
- Hungary won gold in the men’s 5000m relay, the first Winter Olympic medal in the country’s history.
- By winning gold in both the parallel giant slalom and the Super G, snowboarder Ester Ledecka of the Czech Republic became the first woman to ever win gold medals in two different sports.
- John Shuster, Tyler George, Matt Hamilton, John Landsteiner, and Joe Polo won the USA its first ever gold medal in curling.
The Events
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Alpine Skiing
Women’s Super G
- Gold: Ester Ledecka – CZE
- Silver: Anna Veith – AUT
- Bronze: Tina Weirather – LIE
Men’s Giant Slalom
- Gold: Marcel Hirscher – AUT
- Silver: Henrik Kristoffersen – NOR
- Bronze: Alexis Pinturault – FRA
Women’s Downhill
- Gold: Sofia Goggia – ITA
- Silver: Ragnhild Mowinckel – NOR
- Bronze: Lindsey Vonn – USA
Men’s Slalom
- Gold: Andre Myhrer – SWE
- Silver: Ramon Zenhaeusern – SUI
- Bronze: Michael Matt – AUT
Women’s Alpine Combined
- Gold: Michelle Gisin – SUI
- Silver: Mikaela Shiffrin – USA
- Bronze: Wendy Holdener – SUI
Alpine Team Event
- Gold: Switzerland
- Silver: Austria
- Bronze: Norway
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Biathlon
Women’s 12.5km Mass Start
- Gold: Anastasiya Kuzmina – SVK
- Silver: Darya Domracheva – BLR
- Bronze: Tiril Eckhoff – NOR
Men’s 15km Mass Start
- Gold: Martin Fourcade – FRA
- Silver: Simon Schempp – GER
- Bronze: Emil Hegle Svendsen – NOR
2x6km Women + 2×7.5km Men Mixed Relay
- Gold: France
- Silver: Norway
- Bronze: Italy
Women’s 4x6km Relay
- Gold: Belarus
- Silver: Sweden
- Bronze: France
Men’s 4×7.5km Relay
- Gold: Sweden
- Silver: Norway
- Bronze: Germany
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Bobsleigh
Men’s 2-Man
- Gold (TIE): Canada
& Germany - Bronze: Latvia
Women’s 2-Man
- Gold: Germany
- Silver: United States of America
- Bronze: Canada
Men’s 4-Man
- Gold: Germany
- Silver: Germany
- Bronze: Republic of Korea
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Cross Country Skiing
Men’s 15km Free
- Gold: Dario Cologna – SUI
- Silver: Simen Hegstad Krueger – NOR
- Bronze: Denis Spitsov – OAR
Women’s 4x5km Relay
- Gold: Norway
- Silver: Sweden
- Bronze: Olympic Athletes from Russia
Men’s 4x10km Relay
- Gold: Norway
- Silver: Olympic Athlete from Russia
- Bronze: France
Women’s Team Sprint Free
- Gold: United States of America
- Silver: Sweden
- Bronze: Norway
Men’s Team Sprint Free
- Gold: Norway
- Silver: Olympic Athletes from Russia
- Bronze: France
Men’s 50km Mass Start Classic
- Gold: Iivo Niskanen – FIN
- Silver: Alexander Bolshunov – OAR
- Bronze: Andrey Larkov – OAR
Women’s 30km Mass Start Classic
- Gold: Marit Bjoergen – NOR
- Silver: Krista Parmakoski – FIN
- Bronze: Stina Nilsson – SWE
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Curling
Men’s
- Gold: United States of America
- Silver: Sweden
- Bronze: Switzerland
Women’s
- Gold: Sweden
- Silver: Republic of Korea
- Bronze: Japan
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Figure Skating
Men’s
- Gold: Yuzuru Hanyu – JPN
- Silver: Shoma Uno – JPN
- Bronze: Javier Fernandez – ESP
Ice Dance
- Gold: Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir – CAN
- Silver: Gabriella Papadakis & Guillaume Cizeron – FRA
- Bronze: Maia Shibutani & Alex Shibutani – USA
Women’s
- Gold: Alina Zagitova – OAR
- Silver: Evgenia Medvedeva – OAR
- Bronze: Kaetlyn Osmond – CAN
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Freestyle Skiing
Women’s Aerials
- Gold: Hanna Huskova – BLR
- Silver: Zhang Xin – CHN
- Bronze: Kong Fanyu – CHN
Women’s Ski Slopestyle
- Gold: Sarah Hoefflin – SUI
- Silver: Mathilde Gremaud – SUI
- Bronze: Isabel Atkin – GBR
Men’s Ski Slopestyle
- Gold: Oystein Braaten – NOR
- Silver: Nick Goepper – USA
- Bronze: Alex Beaulieu-Marchand – CAN
Men’s Aerials
- Gold: Oleksandr Abramenko – UKR
- Silver: Jia Zongyang – CHN
- Bronze: Ilia Burov – OAR
Women’s Ski Halfpipe
- Gold: Cassie Sharpe – CAN
- Silver: Marie Martinod – FRA
- Bronze: Brita Sigourney – USA
Men’s Ski Cross
- Gold: Brady Leman – CAN
- Silver: Marc Bischofberger – SUI
- Bronze: Sergey Ridzik – OAR
Men’s Ski Halfpipe
- Gold: David Wise – USA
- Silver: Alex Ferreira – USA
- Bronze: Nico Porteous – NZL
Women’s Ski Cross
- Gold: Kelsey Serwa – CAN
- Silver: Brittany Phelan – CAN
- Bronze: Fanny Smith – SUI
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Hockey
Women’s
- Gold: United States of America
- Silver: Canada
- Bronze: Finland
Men’s
- Gold: Olympic Athletes of Russia
- Silver: Germany
- Bronze: Canada
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Nordic Combined
Individual Large Hill 10km
- Gold: Johannes Rydzek – GER
- Silver: Fabian Riessle – GER
- Bronze: Eric Frenzel – GER
Team Large Hill 4×5 km
- Gold: Germany
- Silver: Norway
- Bronze: Austria
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Short Track
Women’s 1500m
- Gold: Choi Minjeong – KOR
- Silver: Li Jinyu – CHN
- Bronze: Kim Boutin – CAN
Men’s 1000m
- Gold: Samuel Girard – CAN
- Silver: John-Henry Krueger USA
- Bronze: Seo Yira – KOR
Women’s 3000m Relay
- Gold: Republic of Korea
- Silver: Italy
- Bronze: Netherlands
Men’s 500m
- Gold: Wu Dajing – CHN
- Silver: Hwang Daeheon – KOR
- Bronze: Lim Hyojun – KOR
Women’s 1000m
- Gold: Suzanne Schulting – NED
- Silver: Kim Boutin – CAN
- Bronze: Arianna Fontana – ITA
Men’s 5000m Relay
- Gold: Hungary
- Silver: China
- Bronze: Canada
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Skeleton
Men’s
- Gold: Yun Sungbin – KOR
- Silver: Nikita Tregubov – OAR
- Bronze: Dom Parsons – GBR
Women’s
- Gold: Lizzy Yarnold – GBR
- Silver: Jacqueline Loelling – GER
- Bronze: Laura Deas – GBR
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Ski Jumping
Men’s Individual Large Hill
- Gold: Kamil Stoch – POL
- Silver: Andreas Wellinger – GER
- Bronze: Robert Johansson – NOR
Men’s Team
- Gold: Norway
- Silver: Germany
- Bronze: Poland
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Snowboarding
Women’s Big Air
- Gold: Anna Gasser – AUT
- Silver: Jamie Anderson – USA
- Bronze: Zoi Sadowski Synnott – NZL
Men’s Big Air
- Gold: Sebastien Toutant – CAN
- Silver: Kyle Mack – USA
- Bronze: Billy Morgan – GBR
Women’s Parallel Giant Slalom
- Gold: Ester Ledecka – CZE
- Silver: Selina Joerg – GER
- Bronze: Ramona Theresia Hofmeister – GER
Men’s Parallel Giant Slalom
- Gold: Nevin Galmarini – SUI
- Silver: Lee Sangho – KOR
- Bronze: Zan Kosir – SLO
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Speed Skating
Men’s 10,000m
- Gold: Ted-Jan Bloemen – CAN
- Silver: Jorrit Bergsma – NED
- Bronze: Nicola Tumolero – ITA
Women’s 5,000m
- Gold: Esmee Visser – NED
- Silver: Martina Sablikova – CZE
- Bronze: Natalia Voronina – OAR
Women’s 500m
- Gold: Nao Kodaira – JPN
- Silver: Lee Sang-Hawa – KOR
- Bronze: Karolina Erbanova – CZE
Men’s 500m
- Gold: Havard Lorentzen – NOR
- Silver: Cha Min Kyu – KOR
- Bronze: Gao Tingyu – CHN
Women’s Team Pursuit
- Gold: Japan
- Silver: Netherlands
- Bronze: United States of America
Men’s Team Pursuit
- Gold: Norway
- Silver: Republic of Korea
- Bronze: Netherlands
Men’s 1,000m
- Gold: Kjeld Nuis – NED
- Silver: Havard Lorentzen – NOR
- Bronze: Kim Tae-Yun – KOR
Women’s Mass Start
- Gold: Nana Takag – JPN
- Silver: Kim Bo-Reum – KOR
- Bronze: Irene Schouten – NED
Men’s Mass Start
- Gold: Lee Seung-Hoon – KOR
- Silver: Bart Swings – BEL
- Bronze: Koen Verweij – NED
The Medal Count
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | ||
| 1 | Norway | 14 | 14 | 11 | 39 |
| 2 | Germany | 14 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
| 3 | Canada | 11 | 8 | 10 | 29 |
| 4 | USA | 9 | 8 | 6 | 23 |
| 5 | Netherlands | 8 | 6 | 6 | 20 |
| 6 | Republic of Korea | 5 | 8 | 4 | 17 |
| 6 | OAR | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 |
| 7 | Switzerland | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 |
| 7 | France | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 |
| 8 | Sweden | 7 | 6 | 1 | 14 |
| 8 | Austria | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 |
| 9 | Japan | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 |
| 10 | Italy | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 11 | China | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 |
| 12 | Czech Republic | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 13 | Finland | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 14 | Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 15 | Belarus | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | Slovakia | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | Australia | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | Poland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Slovenia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Spain | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Hungary | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Belgium | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Liechtenstein | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Latvia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Kimberlee K. 
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